asian american women named connie by their parents at birth because of connie chung.is was the time -- this the topic of a fascinating op-ed in the new york times this week. it was written by a connie, the journalist and author of all my mother. joining us now is connie, hello. >> you for having me. >> welcome to the show, you said that your show you thought your name was unique, but then you recognize there were asian american women about my age, that were all named connie. >> i was one of the few asian-americans in my hometown, so the connie's i knew were mostly white women, and it wasn't until i was in california for the first time in my life and i was surrounded by asian americans my age, a lot of us were name connie. i realized i couldn't have my own email address with my name on it. and then i realized i wasn't alone. >> and then he started sluicing. -- sl did you start pursuing why there was an origin story and look into your own, perhaps? >> i started looking into and i thought, i was named after connie chung, and every woman i spoke to said so was i. i was le

sen connie mack. successful banking career where he served three terms before running for one of florida's seats. insert to terms before running for reelection. upon returning to the private sector, at the in florida . [inaudible]. rated i will handed over to begin the conversation. and go ahead and present your questions through the chat feature. connie mack: think you very much and is such a joy to have this conversation the man i admire so much. and read the book connie it is great book. the new york times today had an article about the bookstores that i thank you so worth mentioning because i mckenna god but every time i read a book, a candle and by ten books to be able to send to friends. i think important to be able to really focus on the fact that as a nation we need to be literate and we need to be supporting authors across the spectrum. i'm a big fan of yours a big supporter of this equipment ten books. i read on kindle. i got ten blocks that i will buy and help other people do that as well.

>> connie: with whom? >> stephen: michael white. >> connie: mike white. i'll tell why i ask. there's a fan theory because in season 2, laura dern's voice appears in season 2 and there's a fan theory and check my math, fan theory that she's your character's sister. care to comment? >> connie: hmm. mmm. >> stephen: you're not going to start foaming at the mouth, are you? >> connie: did you know our birthdays are a week apart? >> stephen: you and me? >> connie: no, laura dern. same year. a week apart. >> stephen: so that's a yes? that's a yes. that is code for yes. here is something, you may not know. but you and i, it turns out, worked together. here is a cast shot from the old hit show "spin city." this is from 1996. i don't know if you remember this. but in 1996, i as a young actor i was a guest performer. that's me. that is rich kind. that's me about 50 pounds less than i weigh right now. it was the same week jennifer garner was on that episode. >> connie: oh, i totally remember jennifer garner being on the show. that was the same episode? >> stephen: sa

how will connie deal with trump? this is inside stored the hello that on james bays, monk county kind of has incoming prime minister says he will confront head on the challenge his country is facing from his powerful neighbor us present. donald trump is imposed terrace on nearly all goods coming from canada. connie has promised to push back with trade taxes of his own and is seeking to unite canadians against this challenge from america, with the elections on the horizon. how will this play out politically and come kind of those close relationship with us survive this term? uh, we'll go to a panel in just a few moments 1st as report from clinton on mark carney is kind of this new prime minister designate. there's an election on the horizon, but it's liberal party is only a few points behind its conservative rivals. the what was your 3 more as a former central bank, cheap supporter. say he's the right man to lead canada as it faces an economic showdown with the united states. as the americans want, our resorts is our

connie and elizabeth, i'm looking at the time now. i thought maybe what we could do is have elizabeth tell us a little bit about your group and the sisterhood in the peace marshals -- these marshals and then turn it over to mark to field some questions from the audience. that piece marshal role at yale really was quite remarkable and i love the story of how you all were trained. >> the challenge, and we're seeing this again today with the black lives matter protests. the challenge is when you organize peaceful protests, that people come in who are intent in disrupting it in a variety of ways. sometimes, i'm just going to call them outside agitators, are simply opportunistic and they want to loot a liquor store because they want some liquor. but more often, the outside agitators are deliberately trying to turn the peaceful demonstration violent in order to discredit it. this technique was well -- it had been used a lot in the anti war demonstrations were peaceful anti war demonstrations have been disrupted by violent right wing extremi

no, connie povich. there's actually one. and i'm connie two or t oh and connie one is here. married maurice, older brother. he was the good jewish son. you were. and my sister, my youngest, she was. she was adoring one. uh huh. she was the youngest. and i was a piece of --. yep, he was. he was the monkey. the middle. right in the middle. child. and he i told my one time when i was on television and i did a show on and sons and so he was with me and i said, you know, dad, i'm the middle child. and i suffered from the middle child. i know you don't know anything about that. he says he's this is on television he says, oh, i know all about that and quite frankly, you exploited it. his his father isn't about you, not about me. i know what i you know. i've had self therapy for the last 85 years. okay? he's gone to therapy. you mean self-therapy? that's what i said. yeah i understand. because you wouldn't do anything like that. right? but you know what? so you can come up in therapy, become a big star. he plays golf all morning, noon and night. and if he doesn't play golf well, for

he called her connie. she was five years older than him, with a son from a previous relationship named jame. what was she like? >> short, petite. >> reporter: mm-hmm. >> very nice. >> reporter: then connie got pregnant. was that a surprise? >> yeah. it was great surprise far as i was concerned, i think it was with her, too. and, you know, so yeah, i was all for it, you know? >> reporter: when the time came, september 10th, 1967, allen rushed connie to the hospital in seoul and got another surprise. and when did you find out it was twins? >> oh, we didn't find out it was twins till she had them. >> reporter: are you kidding? >> no. wow, i remember that day, yeah. >> reporter: what was it like setting eyes for the first time on these two little babies? >> i loved it. i got a family right now. i was really super proud. >> reporter: connie and the proud father named the twins sandra and james. about a year later, as soon as the military would allow it, allen married connie and adopted her older son, jame. judg

connie chung, are them. so i really feel like you hear connie wang. wang and you pronounce it wang. i actually named myself after you. you tell my parents i did you tonight in your crib. you know. how did you do that? because you're iconic person but no i female oh, oh, sorry. i know. me too really? yeah. who do you would you name you have an american name and i don't want have esther sarah. yeah, i like the word so. oh i got no room in my makeup break when everybody laughs. oh, oh, oh my god. oh, my god. oh, you you see this amazing. you you know. oh, my god. it's confusing. why name connie? you know, when i. i was foreign, you know, but i realized what it means is, you know, your parents watched it work hard and, like, be brave and take chances. yes, i did do that. yeah. so thank you. oh, yeah. you. oh, love. to watch as just too much. like i how i who needs. yeah. oh my gosh. oh. are there i care remember are there any connie's tonight. is there a connie because there. has to be. big. what it because. yeah all i'm saying and i love. it just you know you're in middle name. yes is

connie has the rest in face just like me. connie it's very inspiring. oh, sorry. you know, i can't hear dancing. i left my mo. i have microphone five. yes. maybe i should come closer and kelly next here. okay no, i'm freaky you know freaky about of i can't get sick because of this so i was saying you inspire me thank and one of my cat is named your cat. yes. so there's another connie in this room because in new york, when i was by myself all alone, crying every night to find out who i am and what i want do think one of my cat was connie. and i. a question for you. yeah. on the today show. yeah you talked about there is a strain of wheat named connie chung. yes. and i've been on the hunt in washington because it's legal here to find that out. it is true. yes. there is a u.s. spy, a lot of people. so basically that's there is a strain weed called connie chung. and so it is true, it's i easy to grow and i create a lovely flower and i'm low maintenance, although i don't think maury agrees any of that. oh, you can get a very you can get it online. there's a there's a t

connie and i have never done this before. we've never done a joint graduation speech, a joint commencement speech. we've only once ever done a joint speech of any kind. a bit of an experiment. i appreciate all of you gives us a thans chachl as i said we're thrilled to be here. see what happens when you do this? is that better? never had anybody do that either when i speak. congratulations to all of you. tom who is one of the great college presidents in this state. ken moore and the board of trustees, thank you for your inspiring words. listening to dr. day talk about innovation and values and diversity. that's what draws me to hiram college and knowing the stature of this school in what it brings to so many students from the -- access student haves to the faculty here. i spoke right before we started with joan who teaches accounting to listen to the enthusiasm who he had retired from a company after 30 years brings to this campus and other faculty ayou can to, how exciting it is to teach here for them and the energy you said

connie. story began at georgetown hospital in the summer of 1946, a year after her parents arrived in the u.s. from, china. she was her parent's 10th child. and the to be born in the u.s. connie lived on decatur street in the 16th street heights neighborhood. then her family moved to a home on warren street in tennessee town. she attended phoebe hurst elementary school, takoma park junior high and montgomery blair high school. every night, connie and her family watched the evening news anchored by walter cronkite. connie's father wanted her carry on, carry on and, carry forth. the family name and in history. those evenings gathered around the television, planted seeds for achieving that dream. shortly before graduating the university of maryland, connie got a at tv channel as a, quote, newsroom copy. it was there that she developed the foundational skills she'd carry through the rest of her career as a trailblazing journalist trailed blazing journalist for nbc cbs and abc. it was also there t

connie: i will start.you quickly find your cohort, to a persondition that the women felt was our main supporter, she went to bat for us on every issue that she could, even though she was not herself as well treated as she should have been, but we really did not know that at the time. findso were able to cohorts elsewhere. this is the 50th anniversary of a lot of things. we actually made a mark, we .omen 2019 and 2020 mark the 50th anniversary not only of mayday but of the african-american , theral center, the house ,sian american cultural center the latino group. groups, the music groups. you know, this is how we survived. we found our people, as it were. you find your people and support your people and vice versa in the larger sense, and the good and in the micro sense, you find your friends. that is how you survive. think, that we to and thee run-up the reunionunding of the first women which took place this past september -- this last september, the 50th anniversary of our arrival at yale, was that we re

hey, connie is a leader and connie network and remain on terra watch lists and under un sanctions . but now here in carville up to one week, he's acting as a diplomat. connie even slipped at the home of hash met ghani, brother of the former president ushers. connie ms accepted the government but very frankly, i've been telling them over and over and they do understand they know how to bring security. they are lacking totally when it comes to finances. and as far as having educated people that can come by and run the country, part of the us telephone agreement, signed last year, was that the us will continue to provide funding to we're going to stop during and after it's withdrawal. but since the tele bonds take over, the us has 4, is it more than $9000000000.00? and as can central bank reserves. and the international monetary fund says, as going to son can no longer access, it's lending the consequences. severe. and i have talked to the leadership of abundance over and over actually every night, almost the hour of the morning. you never touch in any sunshine. look at it. the rich, t

. >> in the mid 1930s, young connie leaves her country home with dreams of becoming an artist in they and somebody big. >> in 1937, she enrolls at the new york institute of photography, and later that year marries the first of three husbands, stephen arthur bannister. >> that was finishing school for her. >> the marriage? >> yeah. >> why? >> he took the country girl, and he really showed her the life of an upper-class woman in manhattan. >> but the rich investment broker just can't compete with connie's greatest love -- the camera. they soon divorce, and connie gets her first paying gig as a society photographer in palm beach for the associated press. >> women, when she first started out, they were not doing careers. she basically stepped into a man's world and ran the show. >> after one year on the job, she returns to new york and works as a public-relations photographer on the maiden voyage of the s.s. brazil. then a lightning bolt of inspiration strikes. >> she went into central park, and she basically just started photographing babies. >> why babies? >> when she was a young girl,

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connie. story began at georgetown hospital in the summer of 1946, a year after her parents arrived in the u.s. from, china. she was her parent's 10th child. and the to be born in the u.s. connie lived on decatur street in the 16th street heights neighborhood. then her family moved to a home on warren street in tennessee town. she attended phoebe hurst elementary school, takoma park junior high and montgomery blair high school. every night, connie and her family watched the evening news anchored by walter cronkite. connie's father wanted her carry on, carry on and, carry forth. the family name and in history. those evenings gathered around the television, planted seeds for achieving that dream. shortly before graduating the university of maryland, connie got a at tv channel as a, quote, newsroom copy. it was there that she developed the foundational skills she'd carry through the rest of her career as a trailblazing journalist trailed blazing journalist for nbc cbs and abc. it was also there t

connie. story began at georgetown hospital in the summer of 1946, a year after her parents arrived in the u.s. from, china. she was her parent's 10th child. and the to be born in the u.s. connie lived on decatur street in the 16th street heights neighborhood. then her family moved to a home on warren street in tennessee town. she attended phoebe hurst elementary school, takoma park junior high and montgomery blair high school. every night, connie and her family watched the evening news anchored by walter cronkite. connie's father wanted her carry on, carry on and, carry forth. the family name and in history. those evenings gathered around the television, planted seeds for achieving that dream. shortly before graduating the university of maryland, connie got a at tv channel as a, quote, newsroom copy. it was there that she developed the foundational skills she'd carry through the rest of her career as a trailblazing journalist trailed blazing journalist for nbc cbs and abc. it was also there t

connie: we were e-mailing. tom: from that moment on, connie ones one of us. connie: we were e-mailing back and forth and he said he had a story. nice and i have no memory anymore. i forgot it. i had to develop a little repertoire because there were so many of these things coming out every day read one time, i have to tell you roger mudd reminded me, he called me and he said, new york times, let's see, another one. at the time was working for la times. before he came to the post. i was i think at the biltmore hotel in philadelphia on the phone, on a phone. the old-fashioned payphone with the accordion glass door. in a big black payphone estate. so i was sitting there. i was actually talking to somebody who had been dating. they came up and pressed their noses against the glass and they were harassing me, that they were harassing me. they pushed their way in. i was sitting here, i could see the belt buckles. they were at that height. so to get rid of them, i pulled the flies down. [laughter]. roger said to me, did you do that. and i went, i think so. edwin: on